Confectionery machine



Feb. 28, 1928.

1,660,380 I. J. HANDLEN CONFECTIONERY MACHINE Filed May 19, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet l I rwentor Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,380 l. J. HANDLEN CONFEGTI ONERY MACHINE Fi-led May 19. 1926 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,380

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enirsesr IRVI'N J. HANDLEN, {or GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed May 19, 1926'. Serial no. 110,163

The present invention relates generally to the confectionery art and has more particularre'terence to a machine that is primarily adapted for use in the formation of: candy bars oi circular shape in cross section, the primary object of the invention residing in the provision oi certain improvements upon Letters Patent No. 1,570,2d7 issued to me on the 19th day or January 1926,

A very important object of lies in the provision of means whereby the machine may be adjusted in a quick and efficient manner for rolling difierent sizes of candy bars without the necessity of chaning any parts thereof.

A'still further very important objector the. invention is to generally improve upon a machine of this nature by providing an exceeding simple structure which is strong, durable, easy'to manipul-te, reliable in operation, not lihe'l toeasily become out of order, capable of assembly and disassembly for cleaning, repair, and renewal purposes, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose tor which it is designed. I

With the above and numerousother, ob jects in View as willappear as the descrip t'i'on proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in andarrangernent of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. I

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine embodying the features of my invention, Fig. 2' is a-top plan view thereof, v

3 is an end elevation th-ereofiloohing at the delivery end, a

Fig. i is a detail view of one side of the frame of the machine,

Fig. 5 is e detail elevation of the delivery end of the machine showing the belt wheel removed, Fig. 6 is-a plan view of guide member that forms an essential part of this invention,

7 is a plan view of one end member,

Fig. 8: is a'plan view" of the other end member, 5 1

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the guide member, and i Fig. 10 is a side elevation guide. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that a confectionery machine constructed in accordance with the present inof the material the invention 7 the side frame members of these belts are the material vention includes a base 501E relatively long, and narrow configuration upon one end of which is supported a suitable form of prime mover suohas an'electrlc motor 6..

V The machine per se, embodies the provision of a pair or side frame members 7 that are also relatively long and narrow and are formed with relatively large cut out poit-iens 8 for the purpose of lightness and cheapness. Each of these side frame memhers is formed adjacent its opposite ends with depending legs 9" and 10 of varying lengths, These legs are adaptedito be rigidly secured to the opposite side edges of the base 5, it being of course noted that due to the variationin the length of. the legs,

7 7, will be supported at an inclination withrespect to the longitudinal plane of the base Between these side frame members-7 is an upper'and a lower endless belt 11 and 12 respectively, that are clearly shown in Fig. 1. These belts are disposed in spaced relationship with each other. The inclined ends trained over flanged rollers l3 and l lrespectively that are in turn carried by shafts 15 and 16,.the endszoi which are disposed in suitable bearings.

These bearingsdleand 1.6" are: adjustable" ithru bolts ll, or in'an y I manner. The lower rear ends of these end- 1 less bolts 11 and 12 are in turn-trainedv over other preferred flanged rollers that are carried by shafts 17 and 1-8 respectively, journaled in suitable bearings in said side ends 0% these shaifits l? and 18 extends beyond the adjacent side frame member 7 and the end of the: uppermost shalt '17 is equipped with a spur gear l9=that is in mesh with a spur gear 20' carried by a. stub; shalt 21 and thisgear-Qt) is in. turn. in meslr with a relatively large spur gear 22 upon theend of the lowermost roller carrying shaftlS. As is more. clearly shown in Fig. 5, the stub shaft 21 is carried by a lever it) having. a pin and slot connection ll with the adjacent si'deframe member 7', for a purpose which will be apparent later, as the description proceeds.

The shalt 18 carries a relatively large pulley wheel over whichis trained endlessbelt 24 that extends forwardly and is trained over another smaller pulley 24: upon the end of the armature shaft oi the motor 6, it being of course apparent that the relationship between the two: gears 22 members 7. Certain and 19 is such that the uppermost endless belt will move relatively faster than will said lowermostbelt 12 for purpose presently to be set forth. p

Disposed intermediate the ends of said side frame member 7 is a pair of flanged guide rollers over whichsaid belts 11 and 12 pass, these rollers obviously act as guides for the belts and prevent the same from sagging in the center during the operation of the machine. I

It is preferable that the belts 11 and 12 at their lower discharge ends be more closely related thanis the case with said belts at their inlet ends for obviously compensating for the gradual decreasing of the cross sectional area of the candy movingin a downward direction, which movement is obviously occasioned by the reverse movement of adjacentfaces of the said belts as well as the faster speed of the uppermost belt 11.

Extending longitudinally between said belts 11 and 12, is a material guide designated generally by the reference numeral 26. This material guide'comprises'a pair of spaced parallel legs 27, the opposite ends of which are flared outwardly as is clearly shown inFig. 6. Certain ends of the legs of this guide member are joined together by a cross web 28, while the opposite outwardly flaring ends of said legs are formed with dove-tailed shape lugs 29. This material guide is positioned in a manneras is clearly shown in the sideelevational View,

Fig. 1, it being noted that the connecting web 28 between the legs 27 of this guide, serves as receiving trough for the balls of candy to be formed in the rolls by the action of the cooperating endless belts 11 and 12.

At the discharge end of the machine, there is positioned a r'eceivingtable 30 that extends slightly inwardly between the side member 7-'7. From the description as it has thus far progressed,it will be seen that the structure is practically identical in principal with that disclosed in my said patent. Particular attention is now directed to the improvements.

The side frames 7 are each formed from a pair ofsections, the upper section being 'denoted by the numeral 42 and each lower section by the numeral 48. These sections have at their ends outwardly projecting cars '44 pierced by bolts 45 havingsprings 46 thereon urging said ears apart. As is clearly indicated in Fig. 5, these bolts are reduced where they pierce the ears and are threadedly engaged as at 47 with the lowerears 44. By this adjustment, it will be seenthat the distance between the belts may be varied thereby regulating the size. of the roll of candy. Obviously when the sections 42 are moved away from or toward the section 43 of the side'frame member 7, the gears 19 and 22 are spaced different distances apart, and

tual practice it thus the lever '40 may be swung so that the idler gear20 A U-sh the front as at 50 to the lower sections 43 and has a pin and slot connection as at 51 with upper sections 42. p 53 is fixed at 54 to the lower sections and. has a pin and slot connection 55 with the upper section. The sides ofthe connecting members 53 are provided with dove-tailed mortises v tongues 29 of the material guide member 27 The intermediate portion of this guide member including the web 28 rests on the intermediate i portion of the connecting member 49 as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2..

Another improvement sion of a manually actuated follower clearly showntothe right of Figs. 2 and 6 and in Fig. 9. This follower includes a plate having an elongated longitudinal slot 61 for receiving a stud 62 comprising from the web 28. Ahandle 63 isprovided on the plate and an. abutting memberv 64jis pro vided at the end of the plate. A spring 65 engages the member 64 and the stud 62 normally holds the plate as is shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The plate is pushed inwardly as is shown in Fig. 9, thereby tensioning the spring to automatically return the same when released. When the follower is thus pushed in, the balls are fed in between the belts as will be apparent. 1 y, a V V A pair of spaced parallel guide ribs 66 are provided on the web 28 between which the plate 60 moves. A trough 67 is provided under the beltsand feeds into a suitable receptacle 68 so that none of the material will be wasted. i y p i From the foregoing description, when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it will be atonce apparent to those skilled in the confectionery art, that I have provided a highly novel andsimplified form of themachine disclosed in my said patent. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail, merely by way of example, since in acattains the features of adproperly meshes therewith. aped connecting member 49 is at end of. the machine and is fixed A U-shaped connecting member for receiving the dove tailed lies in the. provivantages enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that numerous changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In a candy rolling machine of the character described, a pair ofside frame members, each side frame member including an and in the upper section, and a lower section, means for spacing the sections apart and allowing for ad'ustment therebetween, a pair of endless belts one between the upper sections and one between the lower sections, means for moving said endless belt so that their adjacent faces will move in opposite directions, said means including a pair of gears, one associated with each belt, an idler gear 10 therebetween and in mesh therewith, a stub shaft for said idler gear, a lever, said stub shaft being carried by said lever, and a pin and slot means for mounting said lever on one of the frame sections whereby the lever may be swung to shift the idler in proper mesh with the pair of gears when the space between the gears is varied by the adjusting of the sections. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

IRVIN J. HANDLEN. 

